Expression of Interest – European Union Visitors Programme 2027

Deadline for Expression of Interest: March 25, 2026

What is the EUVP? 

The European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) is an individual visitors’ programme, established by the European Parliament and the European Commission in 1974.

The Programme invites young, promising leaders from countries outside the European Union to visit Europe to gain a first-hand appreciation of the EU’s institutions, policies, values, and people to increase mutual understanding between professionals from non-EU countries and their EU counterparts.

The EUVP is jointly sponsored and administered by the European Parliament and the European Commission. An EUVP visit consists of an individual 5-day program of meetings with EU officials at the EU institutions in Brussels and/or Strasbourg. All programs are coordinated and arranged by the EUVP Secretariat rather than by individual participants. Travel and per diem costs are covered by the EUVP. 

For more details on the programme, please visit the https://visitors-programme.europa.eu/.

Who is eligible to participate?

Eligible participants fall under one of the following categories: 

• Political milieus: Such as members of Parliament, mayors, party officials and advisers to politicians.
• Government/Parliamentary officials: In particular those exercising responsibility in areas of special relevance to the EU.
• Media: In particular those exercising an editorial function in areas of special relevance to the EU (e.g. as foreign affairs editor, political correspondent of national newspapers, editor of regional newspapers, radio or TV current affairs producer/presenter, etc.).
• Civil society actors/Trade unionists: Such as human rights activists, women’s rights defenders, environmentalists, development workers, trade unionists (in particular those exercising a national responsibility in the field of international relations), etc.
• Academics/Think-tanks: In particular those responsible for teaching and researching in the fields of EU/international affairs.

Social media:  While not a category in and of itself, extensive use of social media as an influencer would be considered an asset. Candidates should be able to demonstrate such use in their expression of interest.

The EUVP is NOT open for students, neither for private sector lawyers, industrialists, bankers, etc. 

Themes and Areas of Focus

Candidates wishing to participate should demonstrate knowledge/expertise in one or more of the following areas:

1. Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities
2. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transition
3. Freedom of Speech and Human Rights
4. Security and Defence
5. Multilateralism and the Geopolitical Order
6. Climate Crisis and Clean Transition
7. Demography (including ageing populations, migration pressures and access to health services as key topics of mutual interest between the EU and third countries).

All Trinidad and Tobago citizens with a career-related interest in the EU are invited to apply. 

Candidates must be between, aged 20-40, are professionals in a field where their EUVP experience will enhance their understanding of the EU and contribute positively to their chosen career path.

Fluency in English is required to be able to conduct meetings with the EU colleagues. 

Basic knowledge of the EU institutions (https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodies_en) and their functioning is a plus. 

 Participants are required to have completed their university education or equivalent training and will have already gained some years of professional experience. 

Candidates do not have to reside in Trinidad and Tobago to be eligible for the EUVP visit.

Requirements to the applicants: 

Non-Trinidad and Tobago applicants should contact the EU Delegation in the country of their citizenship.

How are participants selected?

First selection of candidates is made by the Delegation of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago. A final decision is taken by a Management Committee in Brussels chaired jointly by staff of the European Parliament and the European Commission. Selected candidates will be notified in the second half 2026. The participants will then choose the dates of their study visits from a list of dates in 2027 that will be offered to them.   

What is the application process?

Please submit the following to delegation-trinidad-and-tobago@eeas.europa.eu by 4:00 pm AST on March 25^th, 2026:   

1. Letter of introduction explaining the motivation for your visit and how participation in the programme fits with your professional interests.
2. Updated CV
3. Updated photo 

Please place in the email subject line:  EU Visitor Programme

NOTE: The candidates who have not been selected will not be contacted individually; however, the Delegation will use the same means of publication as for this Call for Interest to inform the remaining candidates once the selection procedure is completed. 

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